River Herald Scout (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Scout the Currents

River Herald Scout is a compact tool for tempo and card selection that slots cleanly into most blue decks. At {1}{U} the 1 2 body is modest but functional, and the explore trigger gives you immediate information. If the top card is a land you replace the Scout in hand and keep developing on curve. If not you grow the Scout with a +1/+1 counter and either mill the top card or leave it for later reads. That makes the card flexible in both early defensive roles and later incremental advantage.

In Lost Caverns of Ixalan lore the Merfolk Scouts map submerged ruins and bring what they find back to the current. In play the River Herald Scout rewards sequencing and library awareness. It pairs well with cantrips and cards that care about counters or the graveyard. Use it to shore up your early mana, to tax removal, or to push through chip damage once it survives the first few turns.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {1}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Merfolk Scout
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When River Herald Scout enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it’s a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
• Power / Toughness – 1/2